Japan!
By: Rohan Ottman
Introduction...
Its Past....
Geographic Features
Mountains in Japan
Tropical Storms
Islands of Japan
Feudalism in Japan
Government over People...
Samurai Warriors
Each Rival Lord had a samurai (which means loyal warrior) which was basically a body guard, this was necessary due to common war between rival lords. A samurai was expected to be just in every and any situation, this meant that courage and bravery had no ending or decreasing point, a samurai was also expected to be good and generous to those weaker then him. A samurai also had to follow a strict code of behavior called the Bushido (meaning way of the warrior), it was better to die a horrible death then to live a long life for the sake of pride of a warrior.
The Kamakura Shogunate
For 30 years, 2 of Japan's most powerful clans fought for power, finally, the Minamotos gained victory. Yoritomo, a Minamoto leader, was given the title of shogun by an emperor, he had the power of a military dictator, the meaning of shogun is "supreme general of the emperors army".The Kamakura Shoguns were at one point strong enough to defeat 2 naval invasions by one of the greatest leaders of the Mongols, Kublai Khan in 1274 and 1281. As a result however, this caused the wealth of the Shoguns to decrease dramatically, this then lead to the loss of prestige and power for the Shoguns.